Programme Type: Undergraduate
Course Overview
Built around a core of significant authors writing in English from Elizabethan times to the end of the Twentieth Century, from Shakespeare to Seamus Heaney, we provide the opportunity for you to follow your own interests through a wide range of optional modules. Two-thirds of the course is made up of these: you can, for example, take strands on creative and professional writing, women’s writing and gender studies, and American literature; or select from modules on contemporary writing, modern drama, love poetry, film adaptation, or Beat culture, to name just a few. In your final year, you will – guided by a member of the teaching team – write a dissertation on a topic of your own choice.
History supplements your English subject by enabling you to progress from a broad awareness into a more critically informed appreciation of the past. History as a minor allows you to study a range of periods and geographies and enables you to critically assess relevant sources.
History at Ulster will stimulate your intellectual curiosity and challenge you to think critically about the world around you. You will develop a wide range of written, verbal, and analytical skills through the study of the historical processes that have shaped modern society. You will explore topics such as Film and the Vietnam War, Witchcraft and Magic, the Russian Revolution, United States Foreign Policy, and many more.
We are the highest ranked History course in Northern Ireland for student satisfaction meaning you will study with leading historians who are nationally recognized for the quality of their teaching.
Entry Requirement
Academic Requirements:
A level
Grades CCC.
Applicants may satisfy the requirement for the final A level grade C by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
Preference may be given to candidates with an A level Grade C or higher in English Literature and/or History.
Irish Leaving Certificate
96 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of four subjects at Higher Level including Higher Level English grade H6 or above or Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level English grade O4 or above.
Preference may be given to applicants holding Grade H4 in English Literature and/or History at higher level.
Scottish Highers
The Scottish Highers requirement for this course is grades
CCCCC
Preference may be given to candidates with Grade C in English and/or History.
Applicants may satisfy the requirement for an element of the offer grade profiles (equating to the final A-level grade stated in the standard 3A level offer profile - Grade C) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
Scottish Advanced Highers
The Scottish Advanced Highers requirement for this course is grades
DDD
Preference may be given to candidates with Grade D in English and/or History.
Applicants may satisfy the requirement for an element of the offer grade profiles (equating to the final A-level grade stated in the standard 3A level offer profile - Grade C) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University.
International Baccalaureate
Overall International Baccalaureate profile is minimum 24 points (including 12 at higher level)
Access to Higher Education (HE)
Overall profile of 55% (120 credit Access Course) (NI Access course)
Overall profile of 45 credits at Merit (60 credit Access course) (GB Access course)
GCSE
For full-time study, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above English Language.
Level 2 Certificate in Essential Skills - Communication will be accepted as equivalent to GCSE English.
English Language Requirements
The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.
Ulster recognizes a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.
Fees
Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland Fees
£4530
England Scotland Wales the Islands and EU Fees
£9250
International Fees
£14910
This information was accurate on : 14/04/2021
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